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The young girl nodded in understanding, revealing a gentle smile that was rare for her.

"Please tell Sister Lianlian that once Saya completes this mission, she will not go out so often anymore."

After saying this, Saya sighed again, and her tone became very indifferent.

"...Ah, and, Lord Shangyang, you haven't told me yet, besides stopping by to show some concern for me and make Saya even more devoted and unrequited in love with you, what else are you going to do?"

"...You little girl, you have so much resentment."

He sighed somewhat helplessly, but Shang Yang did not try to change the subject. Instead, he spread his hands out bluntly.

"I promised someone before that I wouldn't hide from her. Now she's planning to look for me, so I better take the initiative and go find her first."

"...Sure enough, compared to a little girl like me who has an 'unrequited love', Lord Shang Yang still prefers that always unkind miko."

Hearing Shang Yang's words, the young girl sighed again, revealing a pitiful look of loss and sadness in a very natural way.

"Saya can see Saya's future... It's nothing more than one day being eaten up by the master, or being played with by him until he gets tired of her, being kicked out of the house on a snowy day, and finally freezing to death in the cold snow... Well, it's also possible that she will freeze to death in the snow with her unacknowledged child."

"...Your level of distorting the truth is almost as good as that of a certain princess in our family."

Hearing the young girl's pretending to be mature "lament", the gray-haired young man who was blamed for no reason was speechless.

This level of blackening is exactly the same as Kaguya's. Kaguya, did you give Saya special training at some point...

Volume 6: Thoughts Across Time and Space: Chapter 366: The Value of Creation

"Well... let's not talk about this for now."

Seeing the extremely speechless expression of her master, Saya sighed, seemed to put away her "sadness", and continued speaking with a hint of "resentment".

"Please don't worry about me. I'm fine. Lord Shangyang, please go to the shrine maiden as soon as possible. Although Sister Yiji said you had met that woman before, you really still want to see that pure-looking shrine maiden, right?"

"...Okay, stop being so resentful."

Seeing the girl's delicate and "resented" face, Shang Yang comforted her helplessly while helping the young girl, who was still sitting up despite her injury not yet healed, to lie down again and cover her with a quilt.

"Of course we have to meet, but there's no rush. Besides, didn't I just say I'm here to see you... Don't worry, I'll stay here tonight to monitor your recovery. Just get some rest."

"Oh, really?"

Shang Yang's words made Saya, who was originally a little "resentful", stunned for a moment.

"Master, will you stay here with me?"

"correct."

Hearing Saya's slightly unexpected question, Shang Yang answered naturally.

"Although you still have some flaws in using the 'Heavenly Demon Reincarnation' spell, Saya, your body is still human after all. The power of Yin and Yang can heal your injuries, but your body will also suffer some loss of vitality. Therefore, I will use a longer-term method to help you erase the effects of your injuries. I think it will be almost done tonight, and by tomorrow it will no longer affect your body. Moreover..."

Having said that, Shang Yang paused, looking thoughtfully at the girl lying flat on the quilt, looking at him quietly, and continued to speak slowly.

"If you were left here alone, you wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully at night, right? Just like you noticed the situation the moment I came here just now. Even if Kagome and Inuyasha were there, I guess you would still be on guard and wouldn't sleep well."

"...Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I'm used to it."

Hearing Shang Yang say this, the young girl also showed a slightly reluctant expression.

"Although Naraku doesn't have strong demonic powers, he's incredibly cunning and treacherous. He was the one who caused my injury this time, so he'll definitely consider taking advantage of my weakness and finding an opportunity to sneak in and kill me."

"So, you don't have to worry about it tonight."

Nodding slightly, Shang Yang suggested.

"Have a good sleep. I'll stay here and watch over you. Kagome and Kaede in the house, as well as Inuyasha and Miroku outside, will also be spending the night in a deep sleep. By the way, do you need me to hold you while you sleep?"

"Eh? Ah... Please decline this, Saya."

Hearing the master's concern, the young girl smiled a little embarrassedly.

"If I hold Saya, she'll be too happy to fall asleep. Hmm... that's good."

While muttering to herself, Saya stretched out her fair little hand and gently held her master's hand, interlocking their fingers.

Seeing the girl's action, Shang Yang was a little surprised, but he naturally shook the girl's fair little hand in return, and gently patted the back of the girl's fair and soft hand with his other hand.

"...Um, holding hands like this."

After stretching out her fair little hand and interlocking her fingers with the young man's, the girl asked with some uncertainty and confusion.

"Master and Sister Yiji, have you never held hands like this before?"

"Uh... not yet."

Hearing this awkward question, the young man with gray hair scratched his cheek uncertainly.

“…There’s not much chance.”

"That means I've surpassed Yoriki-nee~"

Hearing this, the young girl let out a smug smile.

"Well, Saya is quite happy..."

"The big monsters in the East Country are saying that the master dotes on Sister Yiji very much. Saya is jealous when she hears it."

The second princess of the Moon City: ???

"...Yoriji wouldn't care about this, would he?"

The owner of the Cloud Courtyard, recalling the personality of a certain Second Princess of the Moon City, shrugged and advised calmly.

"Okay, you should go to sleep too. I'll stay here."

"Well, thank you."

Hearing this, the young girl truly relaxed, and a look of relief appeared on her delicate and cute face.

"Although I'm a little embarrassed about the impoliteness of letting Master see me sleeping, I'm really happy that Master can keep me company tonight. Well, this is a treat I never dared to imagine before."

"Well, Master can do anything to me later. No matter what I do, I will try my best to satisfy Master. Besides, I won't tell Sister Ai~"

“…Okay, stop playing.”

After hearing the shy remarks that were obviously made in a deliberate joke, the young man with gray hair patted the cheerful young girl's hand helplessly.

"Go to sleep."

Saya nodded and obediently closed her eyes.

After seeing Saya close her eyes, Shang Yang gently pressed his hand on the girl's injured area. The black and white airflow slowly penetrated into the girl's skin, healing the girl's injuries. At the same time, under Shang Yang's deliberate manipulation, the two-yin and yang energy would also lurk deep in Saya's body, slowly wrapping up and dissolving the fatigue and drowsiness accumulated during this period.

The intense concentration she had been experiencing during this period, as well as the fatigue and sleepiness accumulated from the battle with Naraku, soon filled the young girl's consciousness, who had just closed her eyes, with sleepiness. Even her calming thoughts gradually became blurred...

"...Master, if Naraku is eliminated, the Shikon Jewel disappears, and Master reconciles with that miko, then Saya wouldn't have the same 'value' to Master as she does now, right?"

"Then, when that happens, what should Saya do..."

When Shang Yang was using his yin and yang power to penetrate the girl's body and carefully heal the injuries on her fragile body, the girl spoke these words softly and a little uneasily, as if unconsciously and as if she had let go of her usual defenses.

"...I wonder why this girl is so resentful."

Hearing the uneasy words uttered by the girl who had unintentionally let down her guard, Shang Yangting shook his head helplessly.

"It seems a little strange. It seems that the resentment just now is a bit like a real play..."

After noticing this, Shang Yang didn't seem to care and continued the girl's mumbling.

"...So, does Saya like the hot spring resort?"

"...Well, although Saya is a filthy creature born from the remains of countless monsters, Ai-nee, Jue-nee, Shana-nee, and Kaguya-nee have all always cared about me. And except for the sisters in the hot spring villa, in the outside world, whether human or monster, they all hate Saya, a half-demon born from the filthy remains of monsters..."

Most of her consciousness had fallen into a tired sleep, and the young girl now spoke out the thoughts that had been hidden in her heart without any hesitation.

"In the outside world, apart from sister Kagome Higurashi, whom I deliberately deceived, no other humans or monsters have any good intentions towards Saya."

"Also, even though I was created by the Master, but..."

Perhaps she was unconsciously recalling the decades of memories since her birth, and the girl's delicate little face seemed to be very satisfied.

"...Master, you have always cared about me..."

PS1: Thanks to my book friend ReZeroLs for the 174 blades and other rewards. I will try my best to attend all the classes this month... (far-sighted)

Volume 6: Longing Across Time and Space: Chapter 367: The Younger Sister of the Hot Spring Villa

"Uh...it's a bit surprising. It seems that I'm surprisingly not resented..."

Shang Yang scratched his cheek, somewhat surprised, when he heard the relaxed girl mumbling to herself about the girls in the hot spring villa and about himself.

"I always thought this girl would have some grudge against me."

Shang Yang did not simply use the little half-demon born from the remains of countless monsters as a chess piece to restrain the dark monster Naraku. The master of Yunzhongting did not have the habit of using beings related to himself as chess pieces. This utilitarian style of behavior was not in line with Shang Yang's personality.

However, Shang Yang did not hide from Saya that her birth did have the purpose of restraining Naraku, and he did not think there was anything necessary to hide about this matter.

In the past, Shang Yang always thought that Saya would have some psychological resistance to him, but now after hearing the girl's feelings, Shang Yang unexpectedly discovered that he was overthinking.

The little half-demon didn't seem to care whether she was a pawn, a tool, or something else. What the girl really cared about was whether Shang Yang and the girls from the hot spring villa would be destroyed by her in Naraku, and whether they would still maintain the caring attitude towards her after the Four Souls Jade disappeared.

The reason for coming to Maple Village was that the girl was injured, and also because he was really worried that the girl would not be able to rest and recover from her injury. Shang Yang, who was protecting the girl from sleeping, unexpectedly discovered that he had some misunderstandings about the feelings of the young girl who was now lying in the quilt and sleeping peacefully.

...That's fine.

Thinking this way, the gray-haired master of the Cloud Courtyard slowly raised his hand, covered the forehead of the sleeping little girl, and gently stroked the girl's soft bangs on her forehead.

"...There's no need to worry. Whether Naraku disappears or the Shikon Jewel disappears, you won't change for us, and our feelings won't change."

"Don't forget, our hearts will never fade."

Perhaps it was because she heard Shang Yang's gentle words, the girl, who was originally feeling a little confused and lost in her deep sleep, also revealed a somewhat lovable and reassured expression, and seemed to sleep more comfortably.

Seeing the delicate little face of the young girl sleeping soundly, the owner of the Cloud Courtyard smiled faintly and waved his hand gently. The flickering flame in the lamp in the room, which had been emitting a faint light, went out, and the room, which had been illuminated by the faint light before, gradually sank into darkness.

The light in the lamp went out, and the pale moonlight that had been previously obscured by the dim light, which fell in through the window, now evenly fell on the cypress wood floor in the room, right on the face of the young girl who had already fallen into a sweet dream.

Reflected by the pale moonlight, the girl's adorable and delicate face showed a sense of peace and tranquility.

Gazing at the young girl who peacefully fell into a sweet dream, the young man with gray hair slowly closed his eyes and pressed his palms on the girl's abdomen where the injury was. The black and white Yin-Yang aura gradually penetrated into the girl's severely injured wound. The dark Yin-Yang aura slowly spread in the girl's body, and the foreign demonic energy and severe toxins remaining around the girl's serious injuries, as well as the foreign demonic energy and severe toxins hidden deep in the girl's body, were all wrapped and swallowed by the dark Yin-Yang aura. The pure white Yin-Yang Yang aura healed the girl's serious abdominal trauma while restoring the health of this body.

Outside the house, Maple Village was shrouded in the pale moonlight cast by the bright moon. After the lights in the last small house with an oil lamp, where Grandma Maple lived, went out, Maple Village, located in the remote mountains, fell into a deep sleep. Only the half moon at night still quietly cast its pale moonlight on this small village in the mountains.

The next morning, a faint daylight appeared in the eastern sky.

Rays of dazzling sunlight from the sky sprinkled on the small Maple Village, and on the straw roof of the house where Grandma Kaede lived, Inuyasha was still sleeping soundly with his arms as a pillow and his legs crossed.

Similar to Inuyasha, under the eaves of the house, a young monk was sitting on the ground, leaning against the wall, hugging his Zen stick and sleeping soundly.

The situation was similar in the house. The old shrine maiden Kaede was still sleeping soundly. The same was true for Kagome Higurashi and the young girl Saya, who were also in the house. However, the difference was that the old body of the shrine maiden, Kaede, who had fallen asleep unconsciously on her side on the cypress wood floor last night, was now sleeping in the same quilt with the young girl Saya, and she subconsciously hugged the young "sister" who was sleeping next to her.

At this moment, the long eyelashes of the young girl who was sleeping soundly in Kagome's arms moved slightly. Then, the girl's lightly closed eyes slowly opened, and a trace of confusion flashed across her deep dark pupils.

This trace of confusion was fleeting in the girl's clear, dark pupils.

The moment she woke up, the perceptive girl understood her current situation - she was being gently hugged by someone.

The girl, who was not used to being close to others, subconsciously wanted to throw away the person who was hugging her. However, after noticing that the person hugging her was Kagome who was still sleeping soundly, the girl stopped her actions, reluctantly let Kagome hug her, and sighed softly.

The master has left... Phew, because I slept so soundly last night, it's hard to tell whether the master kept his promise and stayed with me until the morning before leaving, or whether he couldn't wait to go find that cold-faced witch in the middle of the night for a tryst...

If Saya finds out later that I was so eager to find that shrine maiden last night, she will definitely tell Ai... Wait, what is this?

Just as the girl was daydreaming a little depressed, she suddenly felt that she was holding something soft in the palm of her hand, which seemed to be... cloth?

She pulled out her fair little hand from the quilt, opened it, and saw that what she held in her palm was a ball of light white cloth.

There seemed to be something written on the light white cloth.

As the girl spread out the folded light white cloth with some confusion, the elegant regular script of the owner of Yunzhongting appeared in front of the young girl.

[Left to Miss Saya:

Don't worry... I left early this morning, so don't doubt I left in the middle of the night. I'll keep my promise. I placed Miss Higurashi Kagome, who's sleeping with you, under your quilt last night. I also covered the elderly mother-in-law with the quilt she's wearing. After all, she's old and frail, and she can't withstand the cold of the night like Er Gou and the lecherous wizard outside. When they wake up, just tell them that all this was your action last night.]

Seeing this elegant and standard text, the young girl couldn't help but smile lovely on her delicate face.

...You have really thought it through, Lord Shang Yang.

However, the next paragraph of text written on the light white cloth made Saya stunned in surprise.

[Also:

Before falling asleep last night, Saya revealed some concerns that she would never tell me, seemingly because she was relaxed and had a blurred consciousness (perhaps it was also related to my Yin-Yang power). As for what concerns Saya expressed, I will tell you when I see you next time. It was really a bit surprising that Saya always insisted on using slightly unfamiliar honorifics such as Master and Shangyang. It turned out that it was not the reason I had thought that you still had some resistance to me. I misunderstood you in the past. I'm sorry.